The Whitworth 12 Pounder Gun

The Whitworth 12 Pounder was designed and manufactured in England by Joseph Whitworth in the mid-nineteenth century. The gun’s design was unusual for field artillery of that period: it was breech loaded and had hexagonal rifling, which gave it a high degree of accuracy and a range of up to six miles. The barrel was 7’ 9” (2.36 M) long; the gun weighed 896 lbs. (406.4 Kg) and was manned by a crew of six.

After being rejected by the British army due to cost, it was purchased by the Confederate army in the U.S. civil war. It was also used by the Union Army, particularly at the battle of Gettysburg.

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